Call for Abstracts

15^th ICCE Global Coach Conference in Athens

Call for Abstracts

Every two years the International Council for Coaching Excellence (ICCE) Global Coach Conference brings together coaches, coach educators, researchers, sport scientists, technical directors and sport administrators to address issues in coaching, to learn about new coaching research, and to share experiences with the top coaching development experts in the world. In 2025 the ICCE Global Coach Conference will be held in Athens (Greece) from 20-23 November, organised by the Hellenic Federation of Sports Coaches and Trainers and the ICCE.

The organisers and ICCE Research Committee welcome the submission of Coach Research and Coaching Practitioner papers, as per the specifications below.

Coach Research Papers

Invitation to submit individual oral presentations, individual posters, or symposia.
Submissions should indicate which type, mode, and stream they wish to be considered for.

1. Mode:

1. Individual oral presentation: 15 minutes with 5 minutes of questions
2. Poster: All posters should be made on A1 poster board
3. Symposium: Encompassing 3-4 papers per session, these are 80-minute long well-developed research or practical advances that are delivered by 3-4 presenters who submit one abstract for their full symposium. This abstract must emphasise the link between papers by highlighting the goal for the session
4. Discussion: These are 40 minutes sessions, that incorporate 20-minute presentation focused on a specific topic, then facilitate 20 minutes audience engagement.
5. Live problem-solving labs: These will be based around conference themes where participants tackle a real-world problem in groups with guidance from facilitators.

2. Stream:

1. Ethical dilemmas in coaching: this could include
   1. Safe sport, safeguarding and the role of the coach
   2. Hate speech and education
   3. Fair play, individual and sport integrity, ethos and the role of the coach
   4. Match-fixing/betting and the role of the coach
   5. Diversity and inclusion and the role of the coach
2. Professionalization in coaching: this could include
   1. Transnational pathways
   2. Rethinking communities of practice
   3. Coach development/developers and CD accreditation
   4. Legislation
3. AI, technology and coaching: this could include
   1. Internet and AI vs Coach
   2. Coaching e-sports
   3. Virtual coaching & apps
   4. New material, new sports equipment design
4. New developments in coaching/coach development & coaching practice

3. Type:

a) early career coaching researcher/student application
b) original coaching research
c) evidence-informed practical advances in coaching

The organizing committee reserves the right to move abstracts between these categories as deemed fit.

4. Submission of Abstract

Each abstract should be written in a Microsoft word document, and include:

• • Identification of abstract mode, stream, and type
  • A brief (50 character) title
  • Contributor names and affiliations (e.g., Smith, John¹ and Campbell, Susan²; ¹University of Coaching; ²National Sport Organization)
  • A 250-word abstract/synopsis
  • A maximum of two references, if appropriate
  • An 80-word biography of the presenting author(s)

An example of an Abstract Submission can be found in the link here

Coach research abstract types fitting streams a-e will be published in the International Sport Coaching Journal (ISCJ) supplementary issue. Please follow this link to read the scope of publications in ISCJ: https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/iscj/iscj-overview.xml?tab_body=about

To be considered for publication, the abstracts must be in English, 250 words maximum (excluding references), saved in Microsoft Word format in Times New Roman font size 12, and follow APA 7^th edition format. They must also fit the scope and mission of ISCJ. Proposals not adhering to these requests may still be accepted for conference presentation but will not be considered for publication.

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